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Anas Abdullah stood on the roof of his small apartment, staring at the orange glow. He was fifteen — a dreamer, a thinker, and sometimes, a daydreamer a bit too much. His teachers often told him, “Anas, you’re bright, but you waste time thinking too long before doing anything.” Anas...

It was a bright Friday afternoon in Chittagong. The sky looked freshly painted after a morning drizzle, and four best friends — Saif, Sumon, Sayeed, and Sanjid were racing their bicycles down the narrow lane behind the school. The air smelled of wet earth and laughter. “Last one to reach...

Hafsa, who was twelve, and her little sister Anika, who was ten, sat on the rocks near their small coastal village, watching the Moon shimmer on the water. “Do you think the Moon ever gets tired?” Anika asked, her dark eyes wide. Hafsa smiled. “Tired of what?” “Of hanging up...

For fifteen-year-old Sabbir, the nightmare began when he saw the cracked wall of his school. “The cyclone’s gone, but it’s not over yet,” he whispered. His best friendsTuhin, Misha, and Asif met him near the broken jetty, their faces pale but determined. They had survived the storm, but the real...

The tree was ancient, older than the oldest tale the dwellers could remember. Its roots ran deep like veins in the earth and branches touched the clouds. To any passerby, it looked like a gift of heaven – rich with fruits, shade, flowers, and honey. There, in the heart of...

The evening sky looked bruised with clouds when three friends stumbled upon the old railway tunnel at the edge of town. No trains had run through it for decades, but everyone knew the stories—ghosts, shadows, vanishing voices. That was exactly why the three of them were there. The first was...

It was a quiet evening in the small town of Polashpur. The sky glowed with orange and purple as the sun set. A boy named Samir was walking back from the library, his bag heavy with books. He loved reading more than anything else, especially about adventures and mysteries. On...

Chapter:1 The scorching rays of the hot summer sun was always the first thing Nazia wanted to avoid. She never saw eye to eye with the Bangladeshi summer anyway, winter was more of her thing. At the end of the day, she was a woman after all. No matter what,...

On summer afternoons, the small village of Chandipur shimmered under the golden sun. Among its dusty lanes and green fields stood Uncle Amjad’s orchard, a place whispered about by children as though it were enchanted. His trees bent under the weight of plump, golden mangoes that glowed like treasure. To...

Once upon a time, deep within a forest, power belonged to the hyenas. For many long years, their rule was marked by fear and cruelty. Bloodshed was their language, and terror their instrument of control. They hunted at will, silenced voices at whim, and with support from powerful friends in...

Episode 2 The email stayed on Rayyan’s screen for hours. No attachments. No name. Just seven haunting words: “Subject 17: Phase Two begins soon.” He stared at it until the glow of the monitor became unbearable. His parents thought he was traumatized, still dreaming of islands and machines. But Rayyan...

It started with a pact, a secret pact inked in the back of Riyan’s physics notebook on a boring Monday afternoon at school. “We cycle to Bandarban. No buses. No shortcuts. Just the hills, our legs, and whatever lies ahead,” declared Riyan, the daredevil of the group, eyes twinkling behind...

The fog rolled in over the hills of Windmere like a silent army, swallowing the last rays of sun and draping the town in a ghostly blanket. Thirteen-year-old Zara Khan had lived in Windmere her whole life, but this fog felt different—thicker, darker, as if it had purpose. She zipped...